Tucumán Rugby Club
Encyclopedia
Tucumán Rugby Club, is a sports club
from San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
. Although other sports (such as tennis
and field hockey
are practised in the institution, Tucumán is mostly known for its rugby union
team.
Tucumán rugby team is a member of the Unión de Rugby de Tucumán and one of the most successfuls in the province, having won the provincial title 20 times and reaching the final of the Nacional de Clubes
on two occasions.
For the first few years the club didn't own a ground and had to play rugby in public parks. By the end of the 1950s the club purchased a 3 hectare
s plot of land in Salas y Valdez and started building its own installations.
. The club won the first ever URT
title in 1944, the first of Tucumán Rugby Club's 20 provincial titles.
At the national level the club has also done well, reaching the final of the Nacional de Clubes
twice.
Many Tucumán players went on to represent Argentina
at international level, the first of which was Julio Bach in 1966.
Tucumán R.C.'s main rival is Universitario de Tucumán
.
Sports club
A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...
from San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. Although other sports (such as tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
and field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
are practised in the institution, Tucumán is mostly known for its rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
team.
Tucumán rugby team is a member of the Unión de Rugby de Tucumán and one of the most successfuls in the province, having won the provincial title 20 times and reaching the final of the Nacional de Clubes
Nacional de Clubes
Nacional de Clubes is a club rugby union competition in Argentina. Originally, the competition involved 16 teams from most provincial unions. From 2009, the competition was reduced to only 4 teams, 2 from the Torneo del Interior and 2 from the Buenos Aires tournament.-1993 to 2008:From 1993 to...
on two occasions.
History
Tucumán Rugby Club was founded on September 5, 1942, by students and employees of the Bank of London branch in San Miguel de Tucumán. At first, most members were English expatriates and the club became known as "El Club de los Ingleses" (The Club of the English).For the first few years the club didn't own a ground and had to play rugby in public parks. By the end of the 1950s the club purchased a 3 hectare
Hectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
s plot of land in Salas y Valdez and started building its own installations.
Rugby
Tucumán Rugby Club belongs to the Unión de Rugby de TucumánUnión de Rugby de Tucumán
The Tucuman Rugby Union or URT is the organisational body that controls the game of rugby union in the province of Tucumán, Argentina.- History :...
. The club won the first ever URT
Torneo del Noroeste
The Campeonato Anual Regional del Noroeste, Torneo del Noroeste, Torneo del Norte or simply Torneo del NOA , is a regional rugby union competition in Argentina....
title in 1944, the first of Tucumán Rugby Club's 20 provincial titles.
At the national level the club has also done well, reaching the final of the Nacional de Clubes
Nacional de Clubes
Nacional de Clubes is a club rugby union competition in Argentina. Originally, the competition involved 16 teams from most provincial unions. From 2009, the competition was reduced to only 4 teams, 2 from the Torneo del Interior and 2 from the Buenos Aires tournament.-1993 to 2008:From 1993 to...
twice.
Many Tucumán players went on to represent Argentina
Argentina national rugby union team
The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international rugby union matches. The team, which plays in sky blue and white jerseys, is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union .Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British...
at international level, the first of which was Julio Bach in 1966.
Tucumán R.C.'s main rival is Universitario de Tucumán
Universitario Rugby Club de Tucumán
Universitario Rugby Club, or simply Uni Tucumán, is a rugby union club from San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina. Founded in 1943 by students, Universitario is registered with the Unión de Rugby de Tucumán....
.
Titles
- Torneo del NoroesteTorneo del NoroesteThe Campeonato Anual Regional del Noroeste, Torneo del Noroeste, Torneo del Norte or simply Torneo del NOA , is a regional rugby union competition in Argentina....
: 20
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- 1944, 1945, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1961, 1962, 1977, 1978, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2006